By Kouthar Sambo The human rights NGO Africa4Palestine has commended the retail giant Woolworths, who will no longer be stocking Israeli products. This comes after the NGO wrote a formal letter to the CEO of Woolworths, Mr Roy Bagattini, who has confirmed that Woolworths will no longer be stocking Israeli[…]
Kouthar Sambo Following a meeting between the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and Senior management at Woolworths, the official body said that it has advised Woolworths on its position regarding the pride campaign. The MJC further described the position of the retail giant as rather “uncompromising.”Speaking on Voice of the Cape’s[…]
Following a meeting between the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC) and Senior management at Woolworths, the official body says that it has advised Woolworths on its position regarding the matter. The MJC further describes the position of the retail giant as rather “uncompromising.” Source: Muslim Judicial Council – SA/Facebook
A local newly revamped Woolworths has been rebuked by a customer on social media for selling halal and non-halal products in the same refrigerator. Perturbed shopper, Shafieka Samodien was outraged on Sunday when she spotted a fridge at the Meadowridge store that separated halal poultry and non-halal meats with fish.[…]
The Muslim Judicial Council Halal Trust (MJCHT) has once again investigated a case of possible cross-contamination of halal and non-halal foods in a Cape Town store. The MJCHT recently visited Woolworths Athlone branch, following a Facebook post that depicted images of a non-halaal pizza product found next to other halaal[…]
Retailer Woolworths has recalled it’s Frozen Savoury Rice Mix product following a worldwide product recall issued by the Hungarian Food Safety Agency in a global listeria outbreak. The retailer says the move is “purely as a precautionary measure.” In a statement, Woolworths said: “Food safety is of critical importance to[…]
Spies, allegedly working for a well-known private investigator, were purportedly paid to infiltrate a Palestine support group running a campaign to have Israeli goods removed from a major retailer’s shelves. Members of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions against Israel (BDS) South Africa this week claimed one of the alleged spies confessed[…]
Woolworths’ executives were on Monday forced to entertain questions from shareholders as to its continued trade links with Israeli suppliers, as pro-Palestinian activists used the company’s annual general meeting (AGM) to raise pertinent questions over its refusal to severe ties with the occupying state. Representatives from the National Coalition for[…]
Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions South Africa (BDS SA) has rejected media claims of an ambush on Woolworth’s annual general meeting (AGM), with the company set to meet with its shareholders on Monday. BDS SA is engaged in a year-long boycott against the popular retailer and last year bought single shares[…]
Several of the country’s biggest trade unions have signed an agreement in support of a boycott campaign against local retailer Woolworths, demanding the company severe trade links with all Israeli affiliates until the Zionist state has complied with international law in its handling of the Palestinian population. The support is[…]
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